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Butternut PICTURE BOOK series

BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP

Butternut and Buttercup are like two peas in a pod. It’s Buttercup’s birthday and Butternut doesn’t want to spoil their sweet friendship with a sour gift. He visits old and new friends for advice and goes on an exciting exploration of food and friendship, where he discovers so much more than the perfect present.


A vibrant, humorous and moving story about friendship that is filled with wordplay and imaginative characters to spark creativity in readers of all ages


BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP is the second book in the BUTTERNUT series, but it also is a stand-alone book.


U.S. Release March 1, 2023 - Available for PRE-ORDER from all Major Booksellers


Marshall Cavendish Children (2022/2023)

Where to PRE-ORDER BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP?

BUTTERNUT & BUTTERCUP is available via all major booksellers.

Click the links below.

IndieBound / Bookshop
Amazon U.S.
Books & Books - indie bookstore
Book Depository - free worldwide shipping

Butternut PICTURE BOOK series

BUTTERNUT

Fresh from the farm, Butternut awakes to find himself lost in a supermarket. Is he butter? Is he a nut? Is he squash or squashed? Just who is he and where does he belong? 


Join Butternut on his journey through the supermarket aisles as he makes new friends and discovers more about himself.  


Marshall Cavendish Children (2021/2022)

Where to order BUTTERNUT?

BUTTERNUT is available via all major booksellers.

Click the links below.

IndieBound / Bookshop
Amazon U.S.
Books & Books - Indie Bookstore
Book Depository - free worldwide shipping

Free Resources

Word Search Activity Sheet - FREE Download

5 Character Word Search (pdf)Download

HOW TO DRAW BUTTERNUT Activity Sheet - Free Download

Rachel (the illustrator) and I love seeing drawings from young readers!  Please tag your drawings with @JillDanaBooks on Instagram.

1 How to Draw Butternut Worksheet (pdf)Download

FRESH FROM THE FARM, VIDEO FOR KIDS

An introduction to fruits and vegetables on a farm with Jill Dana 

BUTTERNUT Trailer

Hope you enjoy this book trailer!

About the book creators

More about the wonderful illustrator

More about the wonderful illustrator

More about the wonderful illustrator

 "Rachel Tan-Hwee (@rattanhwee) loves telling stories with her art and has been in love with drawing and painting since she was little. Rachel lives in bright and sunny Singapore where tall buildings grow. Her love for plants and animals inspires her to create pictures so everyone can see the world through her eyes."

(bio via the cover of BUTTERNUT)  

Rachel's Instagram

More about the amazing editor

More about the wonderful illustrator

More about the wonderful illustrator

"Lydia Leong:  Lydia spent more than a decade filling the bookshelves at Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) with books on a miscellany of hunger-inducing culinary topics, in recognition that food is a language that crosses all cultures. She also enjoys being lost in the world of make-believe and is constantly on the lookout for stories to help children lose their way too." (bio via https://afcc.com.sg/2019/speakers.html)  

More about the imaginative author

More about the wonderful illustrator

More about the imaginative author

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About Jill

More About Butternut

 • A fun and humorous story for exploring the themes of self-identity, self-discovery and self-worth
• Promotes discussion about home and what it means to different individuals
• Introduces readers to word play and puns
• Encourages readers to be curious about different types of foods and where they come from
• Includes discussion questions to help children think more deeply about the themes covered in the story, with facts about where food comes from and how it is produced 

Books with Guardian Angel Publishing

HER BROWN HAIR

A poetic look at friendship through ups and downs: sharing and imagining books, feeling well and unwell, and visiting each other. Through poetic text and mixed-media clay illustrations, this book examines the narrator's experience through a unique lens.  A companion piece to Her Pink Hair. 

HER PINK HAIR

The story of a young girl's perspective of her best friend's battle with cancer. Through a poetic text and mixed-media clay illustrations, experience the story through a unique lens.  

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